After the mind blowing madness that was Varanasi, we were on an overnight train to Agra. Generally, travelers claim that there aren't many reasons to go to Agra. The people hassle you for your money, it is unbearably hot this time of year, there are more scams to separate tourist buck from tourist wallet than in most other cities, and the accommodation and food is much more expensive than in other places. The only thing that attracts Indian and foreign tourists...

Blog Updates: Kolkata photos, Varanasi photos, Agra photos, Jaipur photos Varanasi blog 2. It's difficult writing a blog post when you're so many cities ahead of the one you're writing about. By now attitudes have changed and expectations are different so your mind seems to remember things as they should be with all the new information included, instead of how everything really was. So it is with Varanasi. We thought we had to do another post on this city a...

"Holy Cow!!": def - bovine that is holy in Hindu religion and therefore free to roam ANYWHERE it pleases, whether it be pasture, city, or insanely narrow lanes. "Holy Sh*t!!": def - excrement from above creature that falls ANYWHERE the creature roams. "I just don't know what to say about what I'm seeing": def - I'll try but you won't believe me anyway. So we arrived in Varanasi after a 14hour train journey from Kolkata. The train...

Calcutta (Kolkata to the locals and travellers)... my first time in India, Germarie's 14th time (all for business, none for travelling in 1 star style). First time for both of us in Calcutta. First impression of India.... "Holy s***". Sorry, but no other adjective, phrase or other words seem to fit. First impression of Calcutta... "Holy s*** Batman, what's going on?!?" I was bewildered and in awe and shock for the first day and a half. As a...